Double Blind Peer-Review in Games

Pre-publication peer-review forms the basis for how scholarly journals assess whether an articleis suitable for publication. [...

Evolution of Sci's Community-Driven Post-Publication Peer-Review

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Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Inverse bicontinuous cubic (Q(II)) phases are nanostructured materials formed by lipid self-assembly. We have successfully imaged thin films of hydrated Q(II) phases from two different systems using AFM. The images show periodic arrays of water channels with spacing and symmetry consistent with published SAXS data on the bulk materials

Recommendations for accelerating open preprint peer review to improve the culture of science

Peer review is an important part of the scientific process, but traditional peer review at journals is coming under increased scrutiny for its inefficiency and lack of transparency. As preprints become more widely used and accepted, they raise the possibility of rethinking the peer-review process. Preprints are enabling new forms of peer review that have the potential to be more thorough, inclusive, and collegial than traditional journal peer review, and to thus fundamentally shift the culture of peer review toward constructive collaboration. In this Consensus View, we make a call to action to stakeholders in the community to accelerate the growing momentum of preprint sharing and provide recommendations to empower researchers to provide open and constructive peer review for preprints

Characterisation of polymeric biomacromolecules using linear dichroism and Markov chain Monte Carlo

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Retraction: Beltaïef et al. An Expeditious Synthesis of [1,2]Isoxazolidin-5-ones and [1,2]Oxazin-6-ones from Functional Allyl Bromide Derivatives. Molecules 2010, 15, 4094-4101

We have been made aware that the figures, tables, compounds and experimental data reported in the title paper [1] are duplicated in another publication by the same authors [2]. [...

Sustainability in Publishing: An Open Access Publisher’s View

International audienceSustainability is an essential part of the work of publishers. Here, the view of an open access publisher, MDPI, is presented with regards to sustainability within publishing. MDPI’s understanding of sustainability is given and some of the concrete actions it leads to. These include supporting umbrella initiatives, exploring alternative business and editorial models, elements of open science, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of published content. Our aim is to demonstrate actions that could be taken by other publishers and to invite dialog with the broader research community for how a large open access publisher can contribute to a sustainable knowledge ecosystem

Double Blind Peer-Review in Education Sciences

We are pleased to announce that all manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences after 1 July 2015 will be reviewed using a double blind peer-review process. [...